Share:Whether they build a corporate collection or endow an arts programme, companies that invest in art can also profit from it. It is fitting perhaps that Tyeb Mehta, who came to represent India’s foothold in the global art market when his Celebration triptych commanded Rs 1.5 crore at a Christie’s auction in 2002, should trigger […]
Share:When designers Jiten & Sumir morphed into the artists T&T, many considered it a dilettante moment. But they are Indian contemporary art’s new poster boys in the West, acknowledges Kishore Singh. A t eleven o’ clock, Jiten Thakral is still asleep though Sumir Tagra, freshly showered and clad in orange jeans, has managed to surface […]
Share:Source :by Sebastian Smith for insing.com Art markets took a hit from the global recession, but Christie’s experts say Asian art auctions next week in New York will show the region is still a pretty picture. Hugo Weihe, international director of Indian and Southeast Asian art at Christie’s, said volume and estimated prices were down, […]
Share:Source: Artdaily.org Chen Chieh-jen, Factory (still from film) 2003. Super 16mm transferred to DVD. Colour, silent, single-channel, continuous loop, 31:09mins. Courtesy of the artist. LONDON.- Iniva presents exhibitions by NS Harsha and Chen Chieh-jen at Rivington Place this autumn, exploring issues of globalisation and migrant labour. NS Harsha: NationsNations is a grand-scale installation by Indian […]
Share:Source:http://senzala-senzala.blogspot.com/2009/09/mood-of-market-as-measured-in-galleries.html By ROBERTA SMITH “No one is doing well,” snapped the New York dealer Michele Maccarone over the phone. “And anyone who says they are is lying.” Ms. Maccarone, who has had a gallery for eight years, first on the Lower East Side and now on Greenwich Street in the West Village, is known for […]
Share:Source: CNN-IBN Artist MF Husain, who has been living in self exile for the past 13 years due to threats from Hindu fundamentalists for his works, turned 94 on Thursday. But the doyen of modern Indian art still cannot come back to his homeland because of the threat to his life. The Government has so […]
Share:Source: scope.co.nz Media Release 18 September 2009 The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery presents Nalini Malani 10 October – 29 November 2009 One of India’s most prominent artists Nalini Malani – who has gained an international reputation for her brilliantly layered media installations – is presenting her work at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand, […]
Share:Auction News Feeds Saffronart’s Autumn Online Auction of Indian art fetches Rs. 17.6 crores (USD 3.7 million) with strong resurgence in modern art Attracts bids totaling Rs. 3.4 crore (USD 700 K) via the new Saffronart mobile bidding application • 77% of the 95 Modern and Contemporary Indian works sold, grossing an impressive total of […]
Share: After the grotesque drama of the past few years, there’s more talk of art (as opposed to prices) these daysJamal Mecklai – Business Standard Over the past couple of years, the volatility of prices of contemporary Indian art made even the most exotic commodities look tame. I realised this when I saw that a […]
